Into the Arms of Safety
Kat opened her eyes to the RV stopping and she looked around to see sun shining. Outside she saw movement and stood up from her place between Dean and Brent. She looked to Randy and then looked outside. There stood the Ring of Honor training school. It was absolutely beautiful. Kat walked to the door and grabbed her bags. Randy turned the engine off and Dean and Brent woke up. As she was getting off the RV she saw Austin, Chris, Jorge, and Dana spilling out of the school. Behind them came everyone else. Suddenly a dirty blonde pushed her way to the front with a black spiky haired guy behind her.
"JADE!" Kat screamed and Jade began to run but stopped suddenly in her tracks. Her eyes went wide with fear. Kat turned to look behind her and saw Jake standing there. Her eyes went wide as well and she felt panic and fear taking over her emotions.
"Leaving without saying goodbye? That's not nice." Jake said and raised his hand to her. As he did she fell to the ground and saw a shadow go flying over her head. It was almost too quick to recognize, but Kat immediately identified it.
"JORGE!" Kat screamed Jorge's (pronounced George) name and smiled to Randy, Dean, and Brent who all were smiling and not stopping the beat down that Jake was receiving. They understood that Jake deserved it and they wouldn't stop it, only Kat could do that in their eyes.
"We're going home and then dropping him off. Then we'll call back here and if you won't care maybe we'll join in on your training!" Randy said as Jorge stopped at Kat's hand on his shoulder and Dean and Brent helped pull him back onto the RV and threw him down. Kat nodded as she walked away in Jorge's arms. She flew into Sabin's arms and then went right to Dana.
"Hey, what about me, Kat?" Jade said as she came over to her best friend's side and Kat smiled as she turned to face Jade and her boyfriend, Cameron. Cameron, or Cam as Kat knew him, had been with Jade since they were in tenth grade.
"Hey, Ja, Cam." Kat said to them and Cam nodded at her. Almost immediately after saying that sentence she fell into Jade's arms crying her heart out. Cam stood behind Kat and helped to envelop the two girls in a hug. Soon the crying ceased and everyone was ushered inside the ROH building.
Tito Ortiz, Chuck Liddell, Matt Hughes, Frank Mir, Matt Hamill, Kendall Grove, Ken Shamrock, Michael Bisping, Chris Leben, Sam Hoger, Rich Franklin, Nick Diaz, Robbie Lawler, Forrest Griffin, Joe Stevenson, Randy Couture, George St. Pierre, Billy Rush, Jesse Forbes, Wes Sims, Josh Burkman, and Josh Thomson all were waiting inside. She hugged every one of them along with Gregory and Roderick.
"Alright, I know some of you guys are UFC fighters, so I think some of you should go back. If you guys who are fighters are cool with that and all." Kat began and saw some of the guys like Josh Burkman and Chris Leben and George St. Pierre shaking their heads. "Alright then, that idea has been shot down."
"Listen let us stay, alright Katarina. We'll help Austin train you." George reasoned in his French-Canadian accent and Kat's eyes lit up immediately and she nodded. George was a real big sweetheart. It was partly because of the fact he had been so kind to her when she was with Rich and Jorge.
"Alright but not all of you, okay?" Kat said to them and some nodded in agreement. After talking with everyone, Michael Bisping, Sam Hoger, Robbie Lawler, Frank Mir, Forrest Griffin, Wes Sims, Matt Hamill, and Josh Thomson agreed that they wanted to go back. This left Tito, Chuck, Matt, Kendall, Ken, Chris, Rich, Nick, Joe, Randy, George, Billy, Jesse, and Josh.
"Alright that leaves me with a lot of good fighters then!" Kat said happily as the fighters who wanted to leave did and the others crowded closer to her. She looked to Austin and he nodded at her. She gave him a hug and then pulled her hair back into a ponytail.
"First we need to figure out who will train you in what and when, Kat." Leben said to her with his hair as colorful as ever and she nodded to him. Leben, St. Pierre, and Burkman had moved closer to her. Through knowing Jorge she knew Tito and through Tito she knew Josh, George, and Chris.
"I can train you all the time, Katarina!" Billy suggested and Kat nodded at him. Billy was the best in conditioning and so he would be vital to her training.
"I'll train you in your ground and pound and help Billy." Tito suggested to her and she nodded happily to him. Tito was well known for his temper and cockiness which Kat found to be very attractive.
"I'll train you in your submissions and stand up." Ken stated and Kat nodded a third time and looked to Rich, who nodded as well before speaking. Rich she had known through Jorge and because of Rich, Kat was a little quicker in her comebacks in terms of talking.
"I'll help train you in your striking and conditioning." Rich spoke and then Kat nodded a fourth time. This nodding was going to tire her neck out. But she had to nod because she was a little tired of talking.
"I will train you in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and help with conditioning, Kat." Jorge said as he stepped towards the front of the group and Kat once more nodded. Jorge was always there for her and she loved that about him the most.
"I'll help you have fun and help you exercise!" Jesse suggested and she smiled at his face. He was a new guy, one of the Ultimate fighters from Ken's team. She nodded to him and smiled to her self.
"I'll pitch in with the Muay Thai!" Kendall, another new face, stated and she nodded to him with another smile. Kendall was on Tito's team from what Kat was told and he was a real sweetheart.
"I'll help with your Jiu Jitsu and your boxing as well, Kat." Nick said to her and she nodded. She had known Nick through Rich and Jorge. He was a real kind and caring person and could really be laid back.
"I'll help with your takedowns and submissions, of course." Joe said to her kindly and she gave him a big hug. She loved Joe and his whole family. She had met them and had even been over for dinner.
"I'll help with your kicks, striking, and grappling." Chuck spoke softly and kindly to Kat making her laugh a little to her self. Randy stood next to Chuck and surprisingly shook his hand.
"I'll help you with your wrestling and clinches as well." Randy said and Kat nodded to him in respect and understanding. Randy had recently retired and this had caused a near upset for some people.
"I think I speak for the four of us when we say we'll be your inner circle and help you work on everything, including your punching and takedowns." Chris said to her and she nodded to the four guys who had moved forward and were on her side facing the crowd. This group included Josh, George, and Matt, who all nodded simultaneously back to her.
"I'll also be part of your inner circle, Katarina." Jorge said to her and he stepped over and stood next to Josh. Of course Jorge was going to be a part of the inner circle, he knew her pretty well.
"Me as well." Tito said to her and she nodded to him. She understood that much. Then Joe stepped over and stood next to Chris, who stood on the other side of her.
"But wait a minute now. Aus, does MMA have anything to do with the stuff in the Ring of Honor?" Kat asked a little confused and Austin nodded to her with a grin.
"Of course, Kat, because MMA and the UFC may be a part of your future and you are still going to learn from me and Rod and Gregory and Sabin, if he's staying." Austin explained as he focused his eyes on Dana who nodded to Kat at the mention of UFC being a part of her future.
"Really, Dana?" Kat asked in disbelief and he nodded again in confirmation before he began to speak. Dana White, or the UFC president, was not only her main connection to UFC, but he was also her closest friend, next to Jade. He was like her big brother. The guys had been right to say that. Dana was very protective of her at times and still could be as funny as nobody else.
"Yeah, I was thinking about how we don't have girls in the UFC and well we do, but they aren't fighting and then I thought well girls box, so they can fight in the UFC as well. This is only if you decide not to go into the Ring of Honor. Whatever you feel like when all this training is done." Dana said to her as she jumped up and down in a circle around the guys standing next to her.
"Alright, Dana I hear you! Now what to do about this training?" Kat asked the group who was her inner circle. Her inner circle now had seven guys in it and they were Tito, Chris, George, Josh, Jorge, Joe, and Matt.
"Well I think that we should all go up to Big Bear first. It'll be ideal for your training." Tito suggested and everyone eventually agreed. Jade sat off to the side with Cam and wasn't talking much at all.
"Jade, why don't you and Cam stay here with Aus, Sabin, Rod, and Gregory while I and the guys go up to Big Bear and train? I need to get closer to half of them and believe me, it'll be hard if I have my best friend to talk to instead of them, okay?" Kat asked her and Jade looked disappointed at first, but nodded in understanding. In order for Kat to get close to those guys, she had to be in tight quarters with them.
"Alright, wait though, I don't have enough beds at my place, so why don't we spilt up into groups of five?" Tito blurted out suddenly and Kat nodded to him. Everyone sat down in a circle and Kat wrote down each person's name, what they were going to teach her, and three different places to train at.
"Okay, here is my plan. I think that I will go with Tito, Josh, Kendall, Chris, and George up to Big Bear to train first. Then I will go to Middletown, Ohio to Jorge's training center and meet Jorge, Rich, Chuck, Randy, and Billy there. Last I will go to Team Miltech's training camp and meet Matt, Ken, Nick, Joe, and Jesse. How does that sound to you guys?" Kat asked the guys as she rattled off each location and who would be there to train her. They all nodded and then Kat picked up her bags.
"Ready already?" Tito asked her as he followed her to the door and she nodded. As she did Tito pulled out his cell phone and motioned for everyone to follow them and called his driver up. "The driver will be here in about fifteen minutes alright?"
As Kat nodded as the others came out and those who weren't going with her gave her hugs and said goodbye to her. Kendall, Chris, George, Josh, and Tito all stood waiting and then put their bags in the trunk when the driver pulled up. Soon everything was packed and it was time for Kat to go already. She got in the SUV that had come for them and sat between Tito and George.
"Alright, off we go, eh Katarina?" George said nervously to Kat and she smiled to him and gripped his hand. She knew why he was nervous. He hated planes and she did as well. Kat knew that it must have been torture going on that jet for him. She felt him squeeze her hand back and she gave him another reassuring grin as the SUV stopped and pulled into the airport.
They got out and hurried through the security check and onto Tito's plane. The trip back was surprisingly a little longer then the trip there because they were going to California. They also would have to drive up to Big Bear because it was in the mountains. As they settled into the jet, Kat looked around her. Tito sat near the window and she sat next to him with George on her other side and behind her was Chris in between Kendall, who sat directly behind Tito, and Josh, who sat behind George.
"Just close your eyes, Kat. We'll be there before you know it." Tito whispered in her ear as they lifted off and she nodded. She pulled the arm rest between her and Tito and her and George back so she could lay her head on George's chest and her feet rested in Tito's lap, where they were massaged and tickled from time to time.
……..About 8 hours later……..
"Alright, George, since she's still asleep and in your arms, you take her and carry her." Tito said as the plane landed and they were able to stand and get their things in the overhead compartments. George nodded and picked Kat up carefully and carried her off the plane behind Tito and the others.
"I call shotgun." Kendall said as he got out the SUV that belonged to Tito and they all laughed a little. Soon Kat was resting in a bed in Tito's huge house with George's arms wrapped around her tight. Next to her was Kendall and then next to him was Chris and out on the couch was Josh. Upstairs Tito lay resting peacefully and they all just slept. It had been along flight, which had consisted of Kat playing games and practicing some punches on the plane and then sleeping about an hour before they landed. Now they would rest until tomorrow which would begin Katarina's training.
Okay so I thought I should redo this story and I did. So I hope everyone likes it better now! I wrote this and it will probably be a Ring of Honor/Ultimate Fighting Championship story………..anyways, I hope you liked it and please review for my sanity! Until next time!
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